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Wampum, Pennsylvania Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wampum weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Wampum, PA
Saturday, July 4 at 5:13 PM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
63%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Sunset
4:56 PM
Wampum, PA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWampum, PA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 59% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 69°H 86°
Wampum, PA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Thunderstorm
    60%
    2.0″
    91°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    46%
    0.84″
    86°69°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    90%
    0.06″
    79°68°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    76°66°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°65°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    0.01″
    80°62°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    67%
    0.26″
    77°68°-3°
Wampum, PA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
000° · veering 69°
Direction
N
000°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
39
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 39 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 194SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 69° from the n.
Wampum, PA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.5
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.98 inHg
Now
981.5
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.8981.0981.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Wampum, PA
Air quality
91
AQI
Moderate
+52 in 6h

AQI 91 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 52 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
122μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 75 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 75
UV peak
1.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 75

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.5 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Wampum, PA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.4mi
UNLIMITED
86 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
21:13 UTC · Wampum, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:13 UTC · Wampum, PA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wampum, PA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wampum, PA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wampum, PA
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:22 AM
Sunrise
1:55 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
4:56 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wampum, PA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:16 PM
Moonset
10:24 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wampum, PA
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wampum at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 16157

16-Day Forecast — Wampum

  1. Sat91°70°60%
  2. Sun86°69°46%
  3. Mon79°68°90%
  4. Tue76°66°52%
  5. Wed82°65°8%
  6. Thu80°62°29%
  7. Fri77°68°67%
  8. Sat75°62°35%
  9. Sun74°59°21%
  10. Mon73°55°22%
  11. Tue75°52°20%
  12. Wed78°55°29%
  13. Thu82°58°27%
  14. Fri82°61°40%
  15. Sat81°66°26%
  16. Sun74°67°45%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Wampum

SPC has placed Wampum in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Wampum

  • 16157

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.